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Library Resources to Support IHCC Faculty: Start Here

A list of Library resources to support you and your students, all in one place!

Fall 2025 Updates for IHCC Faculty

  • Starting on September 21, 2025, LinkedIn Learning will no longer be available to students. It will continue to be available to staff and faculty. If you need assistance finding alternative content for your students, please contact me!
  • Many IHCC assignments require images! If you have an assignment that requires students to use images, please share our APA Style Guide - Images with your students! The Guide has videos, examples and templates to help students find copyright-free images and properly cite and format them in APA Style 7e.
  • Academic Writer has APA modules you can upload to Luminate. Visit our Library Resources in Luminate - Faculty Guide to learn more. 
  • The Learning Portal has modules you can upload to Luminate, including Study Skills, Writing and Communication, and Health Sciences Research.
  • Do you have an assignment that requires the use of generative artificial intelligence (genAI)? The Learner Guide On Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI), created by CFDTI and Libraries, is available to all students in Luminate. This guide covers topics such as: ethically navigating the use of GenAI tools such as ChatGPT, understanding their potential limitations, interacting effectively and creatively using tailored prompts, and responsibly evaluating and integrating their outputs into academic work (when appropriate). 
  • Consider incorporating a Makerspace workshop into your class. Class workshops are available for the following topics: podcasting, 3D designing and printing, vlogging and virtual reality.

Resources for Faculty: Library Instruction & Content for Your Classes

VISIT

  • Please visit us at any one of our campus libraries - click on the link to view our operating hours.

INSTRUCTION SESSIONS

  • Please submit a request if you are interested in a library instruction session for your students -- our instruction sessions cover topics such as an introduction to the Library, Academic Integrity, or a session to support a class assignment that involves research and/or citation.

CONTENT FOR YOUR CLASSES

  • Library Guides (featuring ebooks, databases and streaming videos) are a great place to discover online content for your courses.
  • Our Library Search has online journal articles, magazine articles, newspaper articles, and ebooks that you can use in your courses. When searching, remember to click “Full Text Online” (on the left) to view our online resources. Use the Permalink button to create a link you can post to Luminate.
  • We also have a list of online databases for that you can access on our E-Resources page (click on the All Subjects tab to narrow your results by subject).
  • We have many streaming video collections that you can link to or embed in Luminate. 
  • For information on how to embed permanent links to the resources noted above in Luminate, visit our Create Stable Links guide.
  • Our eReserves service allows you to place course materials (journal articles, book chapters or videos) for your class in Luminate, at no cost to your students.

INTERLIBRARY LOAN

  • If you are looking for a journal article or book that is not available in our collection, please submit an Interlibrary Loan request! Requests are free. Book requests may take several weeks to fulfill, and journal articles have a (typically) 7 day processing time.

YOUR OWN RESEARCH

  • Please contact me if you are interested in some assistance with your own research projects!

COPYRIGHT AND OERs

Finally, information on Copyright and Open Educational Resources (OERs) can be found in our dedicated Library Guides, below.

Library Resources to Recommend to Your Students

LUNCHTIME MAKERSPACE WORKSHOPS

  • Students are invited to attend our Makerspace workshops! For Fall 2025, there are workshops on creating 3D keychains, T-shirt designing with Cricut, and tote bag designing. Workshops are free and are drop-in!

HELP FROM LIBRARY STAFF

  • Research help from Library staff by email, online chat, and phone and in-person at any of our Libraries' help desks.
  • Students can book a virtual research appointment with a librarian.
  • Peer Tech Mentors are available to assist students in navigating Luminate, Microsoft Office programs & Zoom, along with basic computer operations. PTMs are available in person (drop-in) at Progress campus and by virtual appointment.

RESOURCES

  • Library Guides with program-specific resources to support students. 
  • Students can access Library resources in Luminate by opening one of their courses and selecting Books & Tools (from the right column).
  • The Learner Guide On Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI).
  • Students can borrow laptops from the Library for up to 4 hours. All they need is their myCard! Laptop loan kiosks are available at Progress (first floor of L building) and Morningside (outside the Library, room 160) and at Ashtonbee laptops can be borrowed from the Library's help desk in room L202.

eResources Trials

Currently there are no eResources available for trial.

Overdue, the Library & Learning Centre's Newsletter

Check out the latest issue of Overdue, the newsletter of the Centennial Libraries and Learning Centres (LLC).

Past issues of Overdue are available.

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